Securitas officers save choking resident

A Sun City Hilton Head resident was saved from choking when Securitas officer Dan Ganschow performed the Heimlich maneuver on the resident.

Officer Mary Failla received a phone call July 11 from a resident who said she was choking. The resident was able to speak but was having trouble breathing. Failla contacted Patrol Officer Dan Ganschow, who immediately went to the resident’s home. Failla stayed on the phone with the resident while Officer Ife Simmons called 911.

Ganschow arrived and tried to dislodge the piece of food by striking the resident on the back. When that did not work, he performed the Heimlich maneuver and the piece of food that was blocking the resident’s airway was dislodged. EMS arrived and checked on the resident, who declined to go to the hospital.

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